TY  - BOOK
AU  - Edgerton,Gary R.
TI  - The Columbia history of American television
SN  - 9780231121644 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - PN 1992.3 E23c 2007
U1  - 791.450973 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - New York
PB  - Columbia University Press
KW  - Television broadcasting
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Programas de televisión
KW  - Estados Unidos
KW  - Televisión
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; pt. I. Going public. An idea whose time had come : imagining television, before 1940 ; Not going according to plan : remodeling the tube in a time of crisis, 1940-1947 ; Learning to live with television : technology, gender, and America's early TV audiences / Kathryn H. Fuller-Seeley -- pt. II. Becoming national. Here comes television : remaking American life, 1948-1954 ; The halcyon years : beyond anyone's wildest dream, 1955-1963 ; Television and the presidency : Eisenhower and Kennedy / Mary Ann Watson -- pt. III. Becoming international. A great awakening : prime time for network television, 1964-1975 ; The sky's the limit : satellites, cable, and the reinvention of television, 1976-1991 ; The changing face of television : Turner Broadcasting System / Jimmie L. Reeves, Michael M. Epstein -- pt. IV. Becoming global. The business of America is show business : U.S. TV in global context, 1992-present ; The greatest show on earth : The Cosby Show and the ascent of U.S. sitcoms in the global television marketplace / Timothy J. Havens ; Tune in locally, watch globally : the future of television in the age of the Internet
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0714/2007012701.html
ER  -